The Poll Tax

[AtW]

Personal taxation in the UK has always been progressive which forms part of the social contract with the state. As the poll tax broke this principle even the wealthly in Windsor and Maidenhead revolted.

The term "progressive" in regards to much higher taxes is really annoying - it's not fecking progressive, it's HIGHER TAX, not progressive, never was, never will be.

In addition, like with the arguments over voter ID, it was argued the intention was to stop poorer people voting.

Now, that's big LOL - I've read about it recently, the shocking part to me always that security was super lax - no ID check ffs, PENS to scribble on piece of paper that can be easily copied - the next country where Putin will put his puppets in will be UK, perhaps it already is ...

Finally it's very simple to view local services costs more for more people. In areas with loads of second homes people pay their council tax but due to the lack of people actually living in the area full-time services are reduced.

Yet another argument that poll tax was much fairer.

[SueEllen]

In the UK a gentleman's word is his bond hence no ID checks. Plus Putin just kills people over here by stuffing them in bags.

[AtW]

In the UK a gentleman's word is his bond hence no ID checks. Plus Putin just kills people over here by stuffing them in bags.

[SueEllen]

Well how did that spy guy die in a holdall? Plus he gets them poisoned with radioactive substances.

[AtW]

Well how did that spy guy die in a holdall? Plus he gets them poisoned with radioactive substances.

The real scary things don't even get reported

[SueEllen]

That's a new definition of "great" which I'd never previously encountered.

She was outstandingly lucky in her enemies, being a band of Latin American meat packing glitterati led by Galtieri, and Arthur "Strategy, what strategy?" Scargill.

Without the first lot she'd never have won in 1983 and without the other clown she'd never have won in 87.

And we might have some industry left worth the name.

by the end she was in full blown teapot mode & mad as a box of frogs.

The alternative was Corbyn's idol, a Mr M Foot. So part of the reason she won so many elections was due to Labour being completely unelectable and a crap opposition.

The same can be said of why a Mr Blair won so many elections. The Tories were simply unelectable and a crap opposition.

[NotAllThere]

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Yet another argument that poll tax was much fairer™.

FTFY. You can't use an HMRC word like that without giving attribution.